US Edition‘Jaws’ Turns 50. It Changed Pop Culture and Our Perception of Sharks
NEW ENGLAND, JUN 20 – Jaws became the first summer blockbuster, earning $476 million in 1975 and raising awareness for shark conservation amid ongoing threats to shark populations, experts say.
- Steven Spielberg's movie Jaws premiered on June 20, 1975, in the United States, filmed on Martha's Vineyard, and quickly became a pop culture phenomenon.
- Jaws capitalized on limited public knowledge about great white sharks and contributed to widespread fear and misunderstanding about shark attacks and risks.
- The film shattered box office records by earning over $260 million during its initial release, received recognition in four categories at the Academy Awards, and established a lasting influence on the summer blockbuster genre.
- Researchers now use advanced tracking technologies to study white sharks, revealing their ecological importance and countering many inaccurate portrayals since Jaws' release.
- Despite increased public fascination and conservation efforts, white sharks remain vulnerable, with recovery expected to take decades amid ongoing threats to marine ecosystems.
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News-HeraldColumn: Fifty years later and we still ask if it’s safe to go into the water
Though both are great movies, one might not see much in common with the 1975 film “Jaws” (directed by Steven Spielberg) and the 1971 film “A Clockwork Orange” (directed by Stanley Kubrick). As stated, both are great movies and both are works of masterful directors. But the movies are by no means of the same genre. One is a terrifying vision of the familiar, a beach in a resort town, and the other is a terrifying vision of the future. What the fi…
This past midsummer weekend marked exactly 50 years since Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" premiered in the United States and changed the cinematic ecosystem in one fell swoop. Eva af Geijerstam returns to the sharp-toothed beast and recalls a summer lunch with the film's hilarious director.
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